Updated: Avery County Obits – Compiled April 3, 2012

She was born December 28, 1949 a daughter of the late Ray and Retha Clark Beam.

Janice was a member of Jonas Ridge Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, camping, being in the outdoors and watching wildlife.long with her parents, Janice was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Freeman. loving Wife, Mother, Mamaw and Nanny, she has left to cherish her memory: her husband, Rick Wise of the home; daughter, Misty Shane and husband Adam of Hickory; son, Dean Freeman and wife LeAnne of Jonas Ridge; sisters, Chloe Hudson, Estelle Carswell and husband Luther all of Jonas Ridge; grandchildren, Brittany, Zachary and Brooke.uneral services for Janice Beam Wise will be conducted on Thursday, April 5th at 8:00 PM at the Grandfather Chapel with Rev. Donald Gragg and Rev. Ron Greene officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until the service hour. Family, friends and pallbearers are asked to meet at the funeral home on Friday, April 6th at 12:00 p.m. to go in procession to the Jonas Ridge Cemetery for interment services. Pallbearers are: David Carswell, Ernie Hudson, Blake Wise, Myron Wise, Adam Shane and Casey Lee.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation at 212 S Tryon St Ste 1080, Charlotte, NC 28281 or www.ncwish.org.

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